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Originally Posted by champion_munch
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When Pluto was discovered in 1930, what constellation was it in?
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OK, I'm gonna see if I can guess without looking it up....
Pluto is currently in Serpens Cauda (nearby Ophiuchus and Sagittarius), and it takes 249 years to orbit the sun. It was discovered in 1930, so that was 75 years ago....soooo, about 1/3 of the BACK around the ecliptic, we end up somewhere near Leo.
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Good guess, but remember it's not yet in Sagittarius, and Pluto's highly elliptical orbit means it's moving pretty fast now, near perihelion. So, back up a couple more constellations. Gemini. 'Course, it's in Serpens right now, and was in Ophiuchus--both not even part of the zodiac
